Counselor Troi in Voyager.

Some fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation who didn't follow Voyager's seven-year trek home from the Delta Quadrant may not realize that Marina Sirtis reprised her role as Counselor Deanna Troi in three different episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Some people even (audaciously) maintain that Counselor Troi was a more sophisticated and effective counselor in Voyager as she counseled her colleague and friend, Lieutenant Reginald Barclay, than she was in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Suzanne Williamson, Kay Shaw, and Zachary Fruhling are joined by Amy Nelson, co-host of Trek.fm's dedicated Next Generation podcast Earl Grey, for a discussion of Marina Sirtis's three appearances as Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: Voyager.

Chapters

Intro (00:00:00)Troi? In Voyager? (00:01:54)Counselling on a Starship (00:05:29)A Different Troi (00:09:28)Worf Email (00:18:21)The Future is Metallic (00:21:55)Bureaucrats and Cockroaches (00:25:17)Holo-Addiction (00:30:57)Great Knowledge, and Understanding (00:39:26)One on One (00:46:24)Too Proud for a Counsellor? (00:51:41)There for the Homecoming (00:59:01)Final Thoughts (01:02:20)Closing (01:08:03)

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